Yii $form->textfield, how to set a default value?

Question

So I am fiddling with the Yii Framework and in one of the views, specifically the create form, I am trying to give one of my textfields a default value. Therefore when I go onto

Answer 1

I believe the MVC way to do this is to place your default value either in your Model:

class MyModel extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    public $teamlead = 'my default value';
    ....
}

Or in your controller:

class MyModelController extends Controller
{
    public function actionCreate()
    {
        $model = new MyModel ();
        $model->teamlead = 'my default value';
        ...
    }
}